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Karl Marx, Yesterday and Today | The New Yorker

18 theses on Marxism and animal liberation

Neither has the Marxist left stood up for the liberation of animals so far, nor has the animal rights and animal liberation movement taken up the construction of a socialist society. We argue however: Marxists and animal liberationists have the same enemy–the bourgeoisie. Our 18 theses justify why they must unite for a truly revolutionary […]

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Geoengineering and Environmental Capitalism

Geoengineering and environmental capitalism

There are two basic categories of geoengineering technologies. The first is a suite of technologies that aim to reduce the amount of incoming sunlight to artificially cool the climate, Solar Radiation Management (SRM). Proposed SRM projects include shooting aerosols into the stratosphere andbrightening clouds or ocean surfaces to reflect sunlight back into space.

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Donald Trump at a rally in May in Nashville, Tenn. (Andrew Harnik : AP)

Neoliberal fascism and the echoes of history

The nightmares that have shaped the past and await return slightly just below the surface of American society are poised to wreak havoc on us again. America has reached a distinctive crossroads in which the principles and practices of a fascist past and neoliberal present have merged to produce what Philip Roth once called “the […]

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